Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonDeveloping Citizenship Through Rhetorical Analysis
Students analyze rhetorical strategies in online editorials, building knowledge of strategies and awareness of local and national issues. This lesson teaches students connections between subject, writer, and audience and how rhetorical strategies are used in everyday writing.

Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | UnitDeveloping Story Structure With Paper-Bag Skits
Lights, camera, action, and a bit of mystery! In this lesson, students use mystery props in a skit bag to create and perform in short, impromptu skits.

Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonDigitally Explaining the Immigrant Experience
The United States has become the chosen home for many around the world. From the first explorers to the newest arrivals, each immigrant had his/her own reasons for traveling to America to face new challenges in this country. In this lesson after researching about particular immigrants, students will compare and contrast the immigrant experience. Together with a partner, students will create digital stories to share the experiences of two immigrants to encourage an understanding of the immigrant experience.

Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonDigitally Telling the Story of Greek Figures
In this lesson students research Greek gods, heroes, and creatures and then share their findings through digital storytelling.